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University of St Andrews, School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies, Faculty Member

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I am a clinical anthropologist, psychotherapist, and academic. Also have experience of working as a academic, writer and clinician.

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Column: Grace Notes

Transactional Analysis Journal, 2021

BULLYING is a vehicle through which one denies the other their own narrative and agency. A topica... more BULLYING is a vehicle through which one denies
the other their own narrative and agency. A topical example of this is the recent report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED, April 2021) which has caused controversy by denying institutional racism and ignoring the experiences of many whom have been bul-
lied

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST WORLD ANTHROPOLOGIES Interview Anthropology in the Consulting Room: An Interview with Salma Siddique by Virginia R. Dominguez

American Anthropologist, 2021

WORLD ANTHROPOLOGIES Interview Anthropology in the Consulting Room: An Interview with Salma Siddi... more

QUEENBALA MARAK

GRACE NOTES XXVIII

Transactional Analyst, 2019

Ecotherapy claims the transformative therapeutic power of being out in the natural world experien... more Ecotherapy claims the transformative therapeutic power of being out in the natural world experiencing the positive effect of the force of the wind and the changing natural environment; changes which can help map the changes in ourselves and the events around us which can render us feeling hopeless. For me, it is timely to be reflecting on ecotherapy.

Chapter 6 Western Configurations (dragged)

Ellipses: Cultural Reflexivity in Transactional Analysis Supervision

The author reviews the literature on supervision and the use of autoethnography as a research met... more The author reviews the literature on supervision and the use of autoethnography as a research method. On this basis she then explores her own ideas for improving cultural reflexivity within models of supervision, with a particular focus on transactional analysis. She suggests that supervisory practice could be enhanced by being aware of the elliptical spaces between personal identity and the professional role, between supervisor and supervisee, and between both individuals and their cultural worlds. Transactional analysis, with its focus on cocreated interactions, offers an opportunity for mutual reflexivity and the application of this elliptical approach. The ellipsis is a grammatical tool (…) used in English to show a pause or silence and to indicates the omission or suppression of a word or phrase. As used in modern social technologies, it represents hesitation, intention, or suspension. I use the concept of ellipsis (Clagett, 1959, p. 197) to express a number of statistical, linguistic, and social phenomena whereby the missing material can potentially be recovered through the supervision process. The ellipsis operates from intuition and can offer a potential source for reciprocity. I use it as a metaphor for the kinds of spaces that emerge in supervision and that are especially important to engage in reflectively in supervision that is open and sensitive to cross-cultural differences. Autoethnography a is a form of self-reflection and writing that explores the researcher's personal experience and connects this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings. As a research method, it is used widely in anthropology as a way of looking at the self in relation to others in a cultural context (Ellis, 2004). It offers an opportunity " to uncover, record, interpret and position, from an insider's perspective and experience, the processes supervisors use " (Stewart, 2001-online article) For me, it seems a useful tool for exploring my own position as supervisor and supervisee. Supervision is a multifacted process based on evidence-based practice, which makes it challenging to both learn and impart as a skill. I am suggesting it should incorporate a range of types of research evidence that are valuable in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy (McDonnell, 2011). However, insufficient attention has been given to the cultural aspects of supervision. I will describe a model of cultural reflexivity that can be used to enhance our understanding of the supervisory role within supervision in general and how it can be used in transactional analysis (TA) supervision in particular. I aim to explore the " foundations and assumptions " (Jones & Mehr, 2007, p766) of the psychotherapy supervision in the hope that doing so will guide counseling and psychotherapy research and metasynthesis so as to better inform practice decisions around supervision. How does TA fit with cultural reflexivity? For the purposes of this discussion, I will use the following definition of supervision: " the ability to experience in the moment the situation their supervisee is describing and at the same time to observe the supervisee's own experience, behaviours and performance " (Berne Institute, 2011, p. 6). Mazzetti (2010) looked at the integration of cross-cultural approaches and TA practice. He remarked that the transaction, which takes its name from the " unit of social intercourse " (Berne, 1964, p. 28), is essentially relational and is in itself central to the cross-cultural encounter. He suggested that the TA concept of the contract as a co-created goal of OKness—with its legitimation of all the possible perspectives of client, therapist, and supervisor and their cultural sensitiveness, life stories, the scripts of each party, and so on—itself bears witness that Berne (1961) intended TA to be a cross-cultural framework. In my role as therapist and supervisor, trained within the TA model, I find that my earlier anthropological training enhances my observations about people's transactions, interactions, and the meanings they make for themselves. In this article, I am interested in exploring how each person's story can be heard. I question where the power lies in the

Siddique 2011The anthropological.pdf

An examination of how anthropological inquiry might inform our TA practice and research

BHAJI ON THE BEACH: TEACHING RELATIONAL ETHICS IN INDIA

This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre... more This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre for Ethics at a medical University in Mangalore. My teaching and research has emerged through years as a therapist collecting stories. Stories of fact emerge through relationships and are written through experience before being presented as ‘ways of doing, writing and reading research’ From my experience and training as a clinical anthropologist and as a psychotherapist I was aiming to suggest that ethics is relational and is enhanced when we reflect on our relationship with each other, noting our similarities and differences dependent on culture and context. I will illustrate this using the concept of ethnography. I will explore how reflection and reflexivity around the making of relationships between two or more people through epistemological transactional teaching and learning can be professionally and personally enriching.

Siddique, S (2015) Bhaji on the Beach: Teaching Relational Ethics in India Siddique, S (2015) Bhaji on the Beach: Teaching Relational Ethics in India Man in India:International Journal of Social Anthropology Serials Publications New Delhi India 95 (1) 65-72 ISSN: 0025-1569

Man in India: an international journal of anthropology , Jan 9, 2015

This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre... more This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre for Ethics at a medical University in Mangalore. My teaching and research has emerged through years as a therapist collecting stories. Stories of fact emerge through relationships and are written through experience before being presented as ‘ways of doing, writing and reading research’ From my experience and training as a clinical anthropologist and as a psychotherapist I was aiming to suggest that ethics is relational and is enhanced when we reflect on our relationship with each other, noting our similarities and differences dependent on culture and context. I will illustrate this using the concept of ethnography. I will explore how reflection and reflexivity around the making of relationships between two or more people through epistemological transactional teaching and learning can be professionally and personally enriching.

Storymaking: In-between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 2012

The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis ... more The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis (TA) counselling and psychotherapy practice. Both disciplines of anthropology and TA offer an exploration of the individual's story. The concept of in-between-ness can add an extra dimension to working with clients in acknowledging the place of the client's story and the psychotherapist's role in witnessing as a way of making meaning of the whole. Ethnographical extracts are examined to illuminate how the application of anthropological insights and concepts can enhance TA psychotherapy practice.La autora discute la relación entre la investigación antropológica y la práctica de análisis transaccional por un lado y la psicoterapia por otro lado. Ambas disciplinas: Antropología y Análisis Transaccional ofrecen una explicación de la historia individual. El intermedio entre las dos disciplinas puede añadir una dimensión extra al trabajo con clientes al reconocer el lugar de la historia del cliente y el rol de la psicoterapia como testigo y como una vía para dar significado a la totalidad de la experiencia terapéutica. Se examina material etnográfico para iluminar cómo la aplicación de insights y conceptos antropológicos puede mejorar la práctica del análisis transaccional y de la psicoterapia. Palabras clave: investigación antropológica; intermedio; análisis transaccional; narrar historias; bricolajeAstratto: l'autore discute il rapporto fra indagine antropologica e pratica di attività di counselling e psicoterapia di analisi transazionale. Entrambe le discipline dell'antropologia e dell’analisi transazionale offrono un'esplorazione della storia dell'individuo. Il concetto di ‘in betweenness’ può aggiungere una dimensione in più nel lavoro con i clienti nel riconoscere la posizione della storia del cliente e il ruolo dello psicoterapeuta nel testimoniare un metodo di costruzione di un significato comprensivo. Vengono esaminati estratti etnografici per illuminare come l'applicazione di concetti e intuizioni antropologiche possano migliorare la pratica di psicoterapia di analisi transazionale. Parole chiave: indagine antropologica; analisi transazionale (TA); bricolage; in betweennes; storymakingDans cet article, l’auteur discute la relation entre la recherche anthropologique, l’analyse transactionnelle en tan t que pratique psychothérapeutique. Ces deux disciplines (anthropologie et analyse transactionnelle) offrent une exploration de l’histoire individuelle. Le concept d’ ‘entre-deux’ peut apporter une dimension supplémentaire au travail avec les clients en reconnaissant la place de leur histoire ainsi que le rôle du thérapeute comme témoin de cette histoire, permettant ainsi de donner sens à l’ensemble. Des extraits ethnographiques sont examinés afin de mettre en lumière comment l’application des points de vue et des concepts anthropologiques peuvent informer la pratique psychothérapeutique de l’analyse transactionnelle. Mots-clés: recherche anthropologique; analyse transactionnelle (TA); construire une histoire; entre-deux; bricolage

Being in-between: The relevance of ethnography and auto-ethnography for psychotherapy research

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 2011

Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions ... more Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions to counselling and psychotherapy research. Auto-ethnography is a recent methodological approach that focuses on the subjective experiences of the researcher. It is informed by anthropology, which encourages the researcher to journey alongside the persons being observed and to make meaning of complex symbolic systems in their lives. Method: Examples from a study of therapeutic processes in a mental health setting for women are examined. Discussion: If auto-ethnography situates the researcher with the insider's perspective and ethnography is from the outsider's perspective, the researcher is caught ‘in-between’ these two approaches. Acknowledging the concept of ‘in-between-ness’ can both cause discomfort and transform the experience of all who engage in the process and enhance the quality of the research.

Siddique, S (2012) Storymaking: In-between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, Feb 12, 2012

The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis ... more The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis (TA) counselling and psychotherapy practice. Both disciplines of anthropology and TA offer an exploration of the individual's story. The concept of in-between-ness can add an extra dimension to working with clients in acknowledging the place of the client's story and the psychotherapist's role in witnessing as a way of making meaning of the whole. Ethnographical extracts are examined to illuminate how the application of anthropological insights and concepts can enhance TA psychotherapy practice.

Siddique, S (2011)Being in-between: The relevance of ethnography and auto-ethnography for psychotherapy research

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research: Linking research with practice , Feb 12, 2011

Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions ... more Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions to counselling and psychotherapy research. Auto-ethnography is a recent methodological approach that focuses on the subjective experiences of the researcher. It is informed by anthropology, which encourages the researcher to journey alongside the persons being observed and to make meaning of complex symbolic systems in their lives. Method: Examples from a study of therapeutic processes in a mental health setting for women are examined. Discussion: If auto-ethnography situates the researcher with the insider's perspective and ethnography is from the outsider's perspective, the researcher is caught ‘in-between’ these two approaches. Acknowledging the concept of ‘in-between-ness’ can both cause discomfort and transform the experience of all who engage in the process and enhance the quality of the research.

Column: Grace Notes

Transactional Analysis Journal, 2021

BULLYING is a vehicle through which one denies the other their own narrative and agency. A topica... more BULLYING is a vehicle through which one denies
the other their own narrative and agency. A topical example of this is the recent report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED, April 2021) which has caused controversy by denying institutional racism and ignoring the experiences of many whom have been bul-
lied

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST WORLD ANTHROPOLOGIES Interview Anthropology in the Consulting Room: An Interview with Salma Siddique by Virginia R. Dominguez

American Anthropologist, 2021

WORLD ANTHROPOLOGIES Interview Anthropology in the Consulting Room: An Interview with Salma Siddi... more

QUEENBALA MARAK

GRACE NOTES XXVIII

Transactional Analyst, 2019

Ecotherapy claims the transformative therapeutic power of being out in the natural world experien... more Ecotherapy claims the transformative therapeutic power of being out in the natural world experiencing the positive effect of the force of the wind and the changing natural environment; changes which can help map the changes in ourselves and the events around us which can render us feeling hopeless. For me, it is timely to be reflecting on ecotherapy.

Chapter 6 Western Configurations (dragged)

Ellipses: Cultural Reflexivity in Transactional Analysis Supervision

The author reviews the literature on supervision and the use of autoethnography as a research met... more The author reviews the literature on supervision and the use of autoethnography as a research method. On this basis she then explores her own ideas for improving cultural reflexivity within models of supervision, with a particular focus on transactional analysis. She suggests that supervisory practice could be enhanced by being aware of the elliptical spaces between personal identity and the professional role, between supervisor and supervisee, and between both individuals and their cultural worlds. Transactional analysis, with its focus on cocreated interactions, offers an opportunity for mutual reflexivity and the application of this elliptical approach. The ellipsis is a grammatical tool (…) used in English to show a pause or silence and to indicates the omission or suppression of a word or phrase. As used in modern social technologies, it represents hesitation, intention, or suspension. I use the concept of ellipsis (Clagett, 1959, p. 197) to express a number of statistical, linguistic, and social phenomena whereby the missing material can potentially be recovered through the supervision process. The ellipsis operates from intuition and can offer a potential source for reciprocity. I use it as a metaphor for the kinds of spaces that emerge in supervision and that are especially important to engage in reflectively in supervision that is open and sensitive to cross-cultural differences. Autoethnography a is a form of self-reflection and writing that explores the researcher's personal experience and connects this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings. As a research method, it is used widely in anthropology as a way of looking at the self in relation to others in a cultural context (Ellis, 2004). It offers an opportunity " to uncover, record, interpret and position, from an insider's perspective and experience, the processes supervisors use " (Stewart, 2001-online article) For me, it seems a useful tool for exploring my own position as supervisor and supervisee. Supervision is a multifacted process based on evidence-based practice, which makes it challenging to both learn and impart as a skill. I am suggesting it should incorporate a range of types of research evidence that are valuable in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy (McDonnell, 2011). However, insufficient attention has been given to the cultural aspects of supervision. I will describe a model of cultural reflexivity that can be used to enhance our understanding of the supervisory role within supervision in general and how it can be used in transactional analysis (TA) supervision in particular. I aim to explore the " foundations and assumptions " (Jones & Mehr, 2007, p766) of the psychotherapy supervision in the hope that doing so will guide counseling and psychotherapy research and metasynthesis so as to better inform practice decisions around supervision. How does TA fit with cultural reflexivity? For the purposes of this discussion, I will use the following definition of supervision: " the ability to experience in the moment the situation their supervisee is describing and at the same time to observe the supervisee's own experience, behaviours and performance " (Berne Institute, 2011, p. 6). Mazzetti (2010) looked at the integration of cross-cultural approaches and TA practice. He remarked that the transaction, which takes its name from the " unit of social intercourse " (Berne, 1964, p. 28), is essentially relational and is in itself central to the cross-cultural encounter. He suggested that the TA concept of the contract as a co-created goal of OKness—with its legitimation of all the possible perspectives of client, therapist, and supervisor and their cultural sensitiveness, life stories, the scripts of each party, and so on—itself bears witness that Berne (1961) intended TA to be a cross-cultural framework. In my role as therapist and supervisor, trained within the TA model, I find that my earlier anthropological training enhances my observations about people's transactions, interactions, and the meanings they make for themselves. In this article, I am interested in exploring how each person's story can be heard. I question where the power lies in the

Siddique 2011The anthropological.pdf

An examination of how anthropological inquiry might inform our TA practice and research

BHAJI ON THE BEACH: TEACHING RELATIONAL ETHICS IN INDIA

This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre... more This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre for Ethics at a medical University in Mangalore. My teaching and research has emerged through years as a therapist collecting stories. Stories of fact emerge through relationships and are written through experience before being presented as ‘ways of doing, writing and reading research’ From my experience and training as a clinical anthropologist and as a psychotherapist I was aiming to suggest that ethics is relational and is enhanced when we reflect on our relationship with each other, noting our similarities and differences dependent on culture and context. I will illustrate this using the concept of ethnography. I will explore how reflection and reflexivity around the making of relationships between two or more people through epistemological transactional teaching and learning can be professionally and personally enriching.

Siddique, S (2015) Bhaji on the Beach: Teaching Relational Ethics in India Siddique, S (2015) Bhaji on the Beach: Teaching Relational Ethics in India Man in India:International Journal of Social Anthropology Serials Publications New Delhi India 95 (1) 65-72 ISSN: 0025-1569

Man in India: an international journal of anthropology , Jan 9, 2015

This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre... more This article explores my recent experience of teaching as a visiting faculty member at the Centre for Ethics at a medical University in Mangalore. My teaching and research has emerged through years as a therapist collecting stories. Stories of fact emerge through relationships and are written through experience before being presented as ‘ways of doing, writing and reading research’ From my experience and training as a clinical anthropologist and as a psychotherapist I was aiming to suggest that ethics is relational and is enhanced when we reflect on our relationship with each other, noting our similarities and differences dependent on culture and context. I will illustrate this using the concept of ethnography. I will explore how reflection and reflexivity around the making of relationships between two or more people through epistemological transactional teaching and learning can be professionally and personally enriching.

Storymaking: In-between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 2012

The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis ... more The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis (TA) counselling and psychotherapy practice. Both disciplines of anthropology and TA offer an exploration of the individual's story. The concept of in-between-ness can add an extra dimension to working with clients in acknowledging the place of the client's story and the psychotherapist's role in witnessing as a way of making meaning of the whole. Ethnographical extracts are examined to illuminate how the application of anthropological insights and concepts can enhance TA psychotherapy practice.La autora discute la relación entre la investigación antropológica y la práctica de análisis transaccional por un lado y la psicoterapia por otro lado. Ambas disciplinas: Antropología y Análisis Transaccional ofrecen una explicación de la historia individual. El intermedio entre las dos disciplinas puede añadir una dimensión extra al trabajo con clientes al reconocer el lugar de la historia del cliente y el rol de la psicoterapia como testigo y como una vía para dar significado a la totalidad de la experiencia terapéutica. Se examina material etnográfico para iluminar cómo la aplicación de insights y conceptos antropológicos puede mejorar la práctica del análisis transaccional y de la psicoterapia. Palabras clave: investigación antropológica; intermedio; análisis transaccional; narrar historias; bricolajeAstratto: l'autore discute il rapporto fra indagine antropologica e pratica di attività di counselling e psicoterapia di analisi transazionale. Entrambe le discipline dell'antropologia e dell’analisi transazionale offrono un'esplorazione della storia dell'individuo. Il concetto di ‘in betweenness’ può aggiungere una dimensione in più nel lavoro con i clienti nel riconoscere la posizione della storia del cliente e il ruolo dello psicoterapeuta nel testimoniare un metodo di costruzione di un significato comprensivo. Vengono esaminati estratti etnografici per illuminare come l'applicazione di concetti e intuizioni antropologiche possano migliorare la pratica di psicoterapia di analisi transazionale. Parole chiave: indagine antropologica; analisi transazionale (TA); bricolage; in betweennes; storymakingDans cet article, l’auteur discute la relation entre la recherche anthropologique, l’analyse transactionnelle en tan t que pratique psychothérapeutique. Ces deux disciplines (anthropologie et analyse transactionnelle) offrent une exploration de l’histoire individuelle. Le concept d’ ‘entre-deux’ peut apporter une dimension supplémentaire au travail avec les clients en reconnaissant la place de leur histoire ainsi que le rôle du thérapeute comme témoin de cette histoire, permettant ainsi de donner sens à l’ensemble. Des extraits ethnographiques sont examinés afin de mettre en lumière comment l’application des points de vue et des concepts anthropologiques peuvent informer la pratique psychothérapeutique de l’analyse transactionnelle. Mots-clés: recherche anthropologique; analyse transactionnelle (TA); construire une histoire; entre-deux; bricolage

Being in-between: The relevance of ethnography and auto-ethnography for psychotherapy research

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 2011

Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions ... more Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions to counselling and psychotherapy research. Auto-ethnography is a recent methodological approach that focuses on the subjective experiences of the researcher. It is informed by anthropology, which encourages the researcher to journey alongside the persons being observed and to make meaning of complex symbolic systems in their lives. Method: Examples from a study of therapeutic processes in a mental health setting for women are examined. Discussion: If auto-ethnography situates the researcher with the insider's perspective and ethnography is from the outsider's perspective, the researcher is caught ‘in-between’ these two approaches. Acknowledging the concept of ‘in-between-ness’ can both cause discomfort and transform the experience of all who engage in the process and enhance the quality of the research.

Siddique, S (2012) Storymaking: In-between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, Feb 12, 2012

The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis ... more The author discusses the relationship between anthropological enquiry and Transactional Analysis (TA) counselling and psychotherapy practice. Both disciplines of anthropology and TA offer an exploration of the individual's story. The concept of in-between-ness can add an extra dimension to working with clients in acknowledging the place of the client's story and the psychotherapist's role in witnessing as a way of making meaning of the whole. Ethnographical extracts are examined to illuminate how the application of anthropological insights and concepts can enhance TA psychotherapy practice.

Siddique, S (2011)Being in-between: The relevance of ethnography and auto-ethnography for psychotherapy research

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research: Linking research with practice , Feb 12, 2011

Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions ... more Aims: This paper proposes that ethnography and auto-ethnography can make important contributions to counselling and psychotherapy research. Auto-ethnography is a recent methodological approach that focuses on the subjective experiences of the researcher. It is informed by anthropology, which encourages the researcher to journey alongside the persons being observed and to make meaning of complex symbolic systems in their lives. Method: Examples from a study of therapeutic processes in a mental health setting for women are examined. Discussion: If auto-ethnography situates the researcher with the insider's perspective and ethnography is from the outsider's perspective, the researcher is caught ‘in-between’ these two approaches. Acknowledging the concept of ‘in-between-ness’ can both cause discomfort and transform the experience of all who engage in the process and enhance the quality of the research.